Sell or Upgrade Jewelry, Diamonds & Gold — Nocatee
Rings that no longer fit the story, a diamond ready to become a bigger one, gold bought as savings, a grandparent's coin album — Nocatee brings us all of it. Our St. Augustine counter is about twenty-five minutes down US-1, and every offer comes off the live market at the moment you are selling.
What we buy.
Jewelry — gold, platinum, silver, diamonds
- Gold, platinum, and silver jewelry in any condition — worn daily, broken, bent, mismatched, or missing stones
- Designer and signed pieces — Cartier, Tiffany & Co., David Yurman and others — checked for collector value before anything is priced as metal
- Diamonds, set or loose, with or without a certificate — graded on cut, color, clarity, and carat
- Estate and inherited jewelry — bring the whole box; separating real from plate and stones from paste is our job, not yours
Outgrown gold, a diamond to trade up, a signed piece from another chapter — bring it, or text photos to (904) 500-2646 for a ballpark before you leave Nocatee.
Coins — US, world, and certified
- US type coins and key dates — Morgan and Peace dollars, Walking Liberty halves, Mercury dimes, Indian and wheat cents, and the better dates in every series
- PCGS and NGC certified coins, graded sets, proof and mint sets, and commemoratives
- 90% junk silver by the roll, the bag, or the coffee can — priced off live silver
- World coins, Spanish colonial and shipwreck pieces, and whole collections or inherited albums — evaluated coin by coin, never dumped on the scale
A grandparent's album or a jar of silver gets graded coin by coin, not weighed. Call (904) 500-2646 before bringing a whole collection so the time is set aside.
Bullion — coins, bars, and rounds
- American Gold and Silver Eagles, Canadian Maple Leafs, South African Krugerrands, and Gold Buffalos
- Bars and rounds from any mint, one gram to one kilo — sovereign and generic both priced off live spot, with the difference explained
- Monster boxes, tubes, and stacks built over years — call ahead for volume and the time and the payment are ready when you arrive
- Platinum and palladium coins and bars
Fractional gold, Eagles, and bars bought as savings sell off live spot while you watch. Call (904) 500-2646 and we will tell you where the board sits today.
Also bought at the same counter
- Luxury watches — Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Cartier, TAG Heuer, and Tudor — running or not, with or without box and papers
- Designer handbags and accessories, authenticated at the counter
- Sterling silver flatware, hollowware, and tea services
- Sports cards — graded slabs and raw collections
What Nocatee brings us most.
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Diamonds and engagement rings — upgrading, resetting, or moving on -
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Designer jewelry and handbags — Louis Vuitton, Gucci, David Yurman and more - Gold bought as savings — coins, small bars, and fractional pieces
- Outgrown gold jewelry — chains, bracelets, and pieces from another chapter
Nocatee to the counter
From Nocatee, US-1 south is the whole route: past Palencia and San Marco, into downtown St. Augustine, with free parking on site at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd. Call it twenty-five minutes — an easy errand to pair with a St. Augustine afternoon, and most sellers are done at the counter within the hour.
Nocatee families sell for Nocatee reasons: an engagement ring being upgraded, gold jewelry from another chapter, a designer piece that no longer gets worn, fractional gold and Eagles bought as savings, and the coin album a grandparent left behind. Sellers come down from Nocatee every month, and each piece is priced as what it is — the stone, the signature, the collector premium — with melt only as the floor.
There are places to sell closer to Nocatee, and the honest difference is this: ours is a dedicated buying counter where people grade coins and test metal for a living, seven days a week, not a jeweler's side counter that opens weekday mornings. Call first and we will give you a ballpark by phone or by text with photos, and set aside time for a collection.
Weighed, tested, paid — no surprises.
- Weighed and XRF-testedA certified scale and XRF analysis at the counter — we are transparent about what we find and will answer any questions about your items.
- An offer off the live spot boardPriced from the same live spot chart on our prices page, or the collector market — whichever is worth more to you.
- Paid the same dayAccept and you are paid on the spot. Decline and everything goes back in your pocket — no pressure, no fee.
How the offer is built
Your items go on a certified scale and under the XRF analyzer in front of you, so karat and purity are read from the metal itself, not from a stamp.
The offer comes off the live spot board at the moment you sell — the same board on our prices page — and when a coin, a signed piece, or a watch carries a collector premium, that premium is priced in on top of the metal.
Competing quotes are welcome. Get one elsewhere if you like, then make us your last stop — we would rather sharpen a number than watch you sell somewhere else.
What we sell.
The same counter sells: gold and silver bullion at live spot — Eagles, Maple Leafs, bars, and rounds — plus certified coins, Goldbacks, pre-owned jewelry and watches, and authenticated designer goods.
Browse the showroom at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd or shop online at callthevault.com. Anything you sell us can go straight toward something from the showcases in the same visit.
About 25 minutes south on US-1
From Nocatee, follow US-1 south past Palencia into downtown St. Augustine; our counter is at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd with free parking on site. It is an easy errand to pair with a St. Augustine afternoon — and unlike selling online, the offer, the questions, and the payment all happen in the same visit.
The short version.
- The Vault & Co. is a registered Florida secondhand dealer under Chapter 538 of the Florida Statutes — not a pawnbroker. It buys items outright and never makes loans.
- Sellers are paid the same day by cash, check, or bank transfer.
- The counter at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd in downtown St. Augustine is open seven days a week with no appointment needed — Monday to Friday 9–6, Saturday 10–4, Sunday 11–4.
- Florida law requires a government-issued photo ID for every precious-metal purchase.
- The Vault & Co. is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating and has been in business since 2020.
- The Vault & Co. serves Nocatee from its downtown St. Augustine counter, about 25 minutes south on US-1, and gives ballparks by phone or text at (904) 500-2646 before the drive.
Asked before the drive.
Who pays the most for diamonds near Nocatee?
We pay top dollar and we compete hard for diamond business — bring any other offer you have and let us be the last counter you visit. Stones are evaluated on cut, color, clarity, and carat, and nothing about the evaluation is off-limits to ask about. A quick call to (904) 500-2646 before you leave Nocatee gets you a realistic idea of what to expect.
Can I get a ballpark before I drive from Nocatee?
Yes. Call (904) 500-2646, or text photos of what you have to the same number, and we will give you an honest ballpark — enough to know whether the trip is worth it. The firm offer happens at the counter once the piece has been weighed, tested, and seen in person.
Can I trade my old jewelry toward something new?
Yes — we buy and sell, so the value of your old piece can go straight toward anything in the shop, from estate jewelry to bullion. Many Nocatee sellers leave with an upgrade instead of cash.
How is my gold priced on the day I sell?
Off the live spot market at that moment, by weight and verified karat — the same chart on our prices page. Gold bought years ago as savings sells at the current market, whatever you originally paid.
Is The Vault a pawn shop?
No. We are a registered Florida secondhand dealer, not a pawnbroker. We buy your items outright and pay you the same day — there are no loans, no interest, and nothing to buy back.
Do you buy broken or damaged gold?
Yes. Broken chains, single earrings, bent rings, and pieces missing stones all sell for their metal — weighed, XRF-tested, and priced off live spot. Dental gold too. Nothing needs repairing or cleaning first.
Do I need an appointment to sell from Nocatee?
No — walk in. The counter is open seven days a week: Monday to Friday 9–6, Saturday 10–4, Sunday 11–4. Only large collections or estates need a call ahead so we can set aside the time, and for the largest we come to you.
What ID do I need to sell?
A valid government-issued photo ID — driver license, state ID, passport, or military ID. Florida law requires us to record it for every precious-metal purchase, even for a single ring. Certificates, boxes, and receipts help but are never required.
Let the old piece fund the next one
Sell outright, or put the value toward something from our showcases — either way it is settled in one visit, with payment or the new piece in hand the same day.
Call (904) 500-2646Trusted across the First Coast
Bring it to the counter.
Call first and we will give you a ballpark by phone, or text photos of your items to the same number. 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084 — open seven days a week, free parking on site; walk in with a photo ID and your items.
